I watched Fraggle Rock as a child and my mother watched with me. I was surprised when I stumbled across it on DVD and it didn’t take much for my daughter to convince me to buy it, making her the third generation in our family to enjoy the series created by Jim Henson. When I had the opportunity to review a Fraggle Rock comic, I jumped at the chance, and I’m glad I did.

Destiny and I sat side by side as she read aloud, laughing from the very beginning as the Fraggles shared different views on what to do about a kitten that had wandered into their world from what they call “outer space.” In her world, dominated by Disney Princesses and Dora the Explorer, it was wonderful to share something I remember enjoying so much as a child with my own child.

Issue 2 of 3 includes a mini character guide, refreshing my memory on a few of the main characters, three different stories, and even instructions for a fun craft that my daughter is excited to try. Each tale entertains and teaches at the same time, holding true to the original program, emphasizing the importance of things such as recycling, having confidence, and trying your best. The variety of the characters’ personalities teaches tolerance and shows how everyone has their own special contribution to make to any situation.

The colors are bright and vivid and the characters drawn so perfectly that they seem to jump off the page, making me forget that I was reading a comic and not watching an episode of the program from my youth. It didn’t take long for either of us to be immersed in the stories and wanting more when we reached the end. Not five minutes after finishing the comic, Destiny was in the living room watching one of her DVDs.

I thoroughly recommend picking up this issue of Fraggle Rock, and the others as well. It was a great way to remember an important part of my childhood and gave me something special to share with my daughter as well, something I hope she will still remember when she’s my age.

Whether you are looking to reminisce about your childhood or share something special with a younger generation, Fraggle Rock is definitely worth your time.

About the Author

Christina Myers is many things, but a mother first and above all. She has a seven year old girl and a newborn son whose name proves her geekthnicity. Dante Jay was named for two Clerks characters, and if that wasn’t enough, his lovey has been dubbed Randal. You can’t keep best buddies apart!

She was a nerd long before she was a geek, spending most of her childhood buried in books and studying her heart out. It wasn’t until she met her husband 12 years ago that the overgrown nerdiness died and the spark of geek in her grew, and her grades showed it! No fancy degrees here. Though she once intended to become an elementary school teacher, she later decided that she’d much rather teach her own children.

Being a stay at home, home schooling mom gives Christina time to fill. Her love of books was instilled early by her mother and she has her own library to prove it. Television is an addiction and must be on in the background at all times. Movies are a love shared with her husband and many late nights are spent picking apart crappy B movies. Whatever spare time is left is devoted to writing smutty altpair Inuyasha fanfiction and keeping her fans impatiently waiting for updates while she starts new projects instead of finishing the current ones! She’s even finally attempting to write an original fiction after years of encouragement from her readers.

Christina would be a hermit if she could, absolutely despising the heat and humidity of her home in Central Florida and dreaming of moving someplace where seasons actually change and snow exists. Until that dream comes true, she does most of her socializing through her laptop and her blackberry.

She only just got a Twitter account, but you’re welcome to follow her as she tweets random thoughts during late night feedings and diaper changes. http://twitter.com/SunsetMiko